Iran and War? Not Yet

President Trump has sent the message to the rest of Washington that he is not pushing for a war with Iran. This is the best news coming from the man in weeks and weeks, but I don’t know whether this thought will hold. He has that consistency problem. You know, one day it’s this and […]

Trump Takes Us Toward War? Not in this lifetime!

What a scary thought. Not for Iran, which I suspect will go on being Iran. But for us. Let’s travel in time back to George Bush’s War against Saddam Hussein. Remember Weapons of Mass Destruction? We were told they were laying all over the place in the desert, just waiting for us. So the cause […]

Should Facebook Be Denuded? Please respond at end of this essay!

So, the suggestion seems to be emerging that it’s time to whack Facebook hard, not just a light trimming. I’m not sure about how I feel about this. I left the newspaper I worked for in Chicago 12 years ago and still felt the need to write and comment but I didn’t want to have […]

It was only a matter of time before his enemies saw through Trump’s ignorance

Traditionally, we have wanted experienced Presidents who were facile at handling challenges on the world stage. It hasn’t always worked, but Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and, to a lesser degree, Barack Obama, sent the message that the United States was not to be messed with. Not so president Trump. North Korea, Iran and Venezuela have […]

What is Trump Afraid Of here in the baboon kingdom?

Well, I would suggest the first thing is anything that reveals what a fraud he has been for much of his life. See the New York Times story about the billion in loss he built up over a few short years and then look at his picture on the “Art of the Deal” book. The […]

The Larger World of Justice Calls Barr to Task

This was certainly a great, great idea. Use technology to sample the world of high level law enforcement (retired) to see what it thinks of the Attorney General’s Argument that Trump should not be charged with a crime. Hundreds and hundreds of former prosecutors and law enforcers disagreed, saying there is enough evidence to charge […]

Strong economy enhances Trump’s reelection chances…

No matter what the Democrats and liberals think of him, President Trump will be campaigning with a strong wind at his back if the economic news stays as good as it has been. Folks can point to weak spots, of course, but the overall health of the nation is good as far as its economy […]